Kane headlines Team USA roster for Worlds

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If Team USA will have to hope for beginners luck in their quest for Gold at the upcoming World Hockey Championship in Halifax and Quebec City. USA Hockey released a list of 17 players that have been named to the team with the average age of the group being 23.9 years old. The list is headlined by a pair of Calder Trophy candidates in the Blackhawks' Patrick Kane and the Coyotes' Peter ... [link]

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Kane headlines Team USA roster
Published 4/9/2008 by Fraser at The Hockey Herald
via TSN: If Team USA will have to hope for beginners luck in their quest for Gold at the upcoming World Hockey Championship in Halifax and Quebec City. USA Hockey released a list of 17 players that have been named to the team with the average age of the group being 23.9 years old. The list is headlined by a pair of Calder Trophy candidates in the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane and the Coyotes’ Peter Mueller. “This is an exciting group of players that has great potential,” said assistant executive director of hockey operations for ...

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